Adjustable leg for sinks



May 9, 1933. E. s. ERICKSON ADJUSTABLE LEG FOR SINKS Filed Dec.

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Patented May 9, 1933 UNITED STATES EDWARDS. EnIcxsoN, or Samar, OHIO, ASSiGNOR TO THE I v'rEnnATIouAL NICKEL comrnmnnvc, on NEW' YORK, 1v.Y.,A.coRPoR-n'ifj10NoF DELAWARE ADJUSTABLE micron simis Q Application filed December 31, 1930. Sala m. 505,884,

. The invention relates in general to household sinks and more particularly to supporting legs therefor; L w.

An object of the .invention is to provide a -5 supporting leg for a household sink, which is adjustable for different heights; of sinks. Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable leg for a household sink, which is easy to adjust and to install. 1 Another. object of the invention is to provide' an adjustable leg for ahousehold sink, 1.

which is strongand whose parts may be rigidly clamped together after I adjustment to prevent wobbling and to give 'adequatesupport. l Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description and claims when considered with theaccompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 represents a section of a supporting leg taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a part of a kitchen sink to which the leg is secured.

In the following description and in the names for convenience, but they are intendsimilar parts as the art will permit.

Like reference characters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification, a practical commercial embodiment of the invention is shown. but as such illustration is primarily for purposes of disclosure, it will be understood that the structure may be modified in various respects without departure from the broad spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined and claimed.

Referring now to the draw ng, 10 represents a part of a kitchen or other household sink which may be the drain board. The

material such as Monel metal. and as illustrated comprises a top plate 11 of substantially rectangular shape having depending side walls or flanges 12 and 15 meeting n a rounded corner 14, the walls 12. 14 and 15 being provided with an internal bottom method commonly used for 'securing' sheet .the drain board:

claims parts will be identified by specific is provided with a pairof oppositely inclined adjusted position; I c g I To install the'sink having the" adjustable part 10 may conveniently be made of sheet- ?floor and the bolt'26 is passed through thev particular set .of holes 25 which isnearest the Extending diagonally from the sidewall 12 to the side. lWa-llz' 15 is-a brace-or. gussetdenoted by 16, :Ewhich may 1 also be made of sheet metal. The brace 16 comprises a flat plate portion 17 havingJu'pturned flange's'18. The'brace-l16 and theside'walls'12'and 15 aresecuredtogether'at the points ,-'of -con-. tact by soldering or welding,-or any other members togethen. -i

Below the top' plate '11 ;is'a reinforcing plate of heavy meta-119 whi'chfis securedfto wthe top-plate 11. in-any desired manner, for

the pi'lrpose fistifiening and strengthening Located between the .pIates17 and :19 is a tubular. socket member 21 which is positioned 'onreinforcing plate 19 by a plurality of depending ears 20 struck from the metal of the platev 19. The tubularsocket member 21 passes through an openin'g'in the plate 17 and has i a pair of :laterally' extending ears 22 struck: out thereof a and I positioned over the plate 17 of brace 16. If desired, -theears 2O and-22, may be welded or :soldered' to the tubular section 21an'd-plate 17, respectively. ed to be as generic in their application to ber 21 is a leg member 23 having aportion 27 for restingupo'n'thefloor of the buildingan'd a portion 28 of uniformdiametr which tele- Telescopihgwithin the tubular socket memscopes within the socket 21. The part-I 28 of the leg is providedwithza plurality of spaced holes 25-, passing; through opposite walls ofrthetube'and theso'cket niember21 slots 24, each slotextendingf inithe direction of the length of the leg, a distance equal :to the distance between holes i 25. A bolt and nut 26 passes through the slots :24 and .aset

of holes 25 to securely clamp theileg 23 in leg above described, the sink" is'mounted position and the leg 23 is rested uponthe middleof the slots '24. 1 Then by rotating; the

- leg 23about its own axle thesink may be adjusted so that the leg takes the desired A proportion of the weight ofthe'sinkn It will;

be appreciated that the inclined slots 24 cow operating with the bolts 26 cause a vertical movement of the socket 21 and parts to which it is fixedly connected by a rotation of the leg 23 about its own axis. When a proper adjustment is once obtained, the bolt and nut 26 istightened and the socket and leg are rigidly and immovably secured together so that the structure has great stiffness and rigidity and will allow no wobbling.

While certain novel features of the invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claimsfit will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation "may be made by'those skilled in the art Without departing from the spirit of the invention. I I What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a body,

a tubular socket member secured thereto, an

extensible leg within said socket member, said leg andsocket member comprising tubular sections, one of said tubular sections hav- .ing oppositely extending inclined slots and the other tubular sections having a plurality of vertically spaced holes, and a bolt passing 'through one set of said holes and said slots whereby said leg may be adjusted to any 7 height "oflsaid body.

; by said projections, projections on said tubu- 2.' In a sinkfa' sink body having a reinforcing web across a corner'of the sink body and "connected thereto, a tubular socket member extending between said Web, and the sink' 5 body, an extensible leg within said socket member, said leg and socket member comprising tubular sections, one'of said tubular sections having oppositely extending inclined one of said tubular sections having oppositely extending inclined slots and the other tubular sections having a plurality of vertically spaced holes, and a bolt passing through one s set of said holes and said slots whereby said leg maybe adjusted to any height of said body.

6. In a sink, a sink body, a reinforcing web extending-across an interior corner of said sink body and fixedlysecured thereto, a tubular socket member secured to said sink body and to said reinforcing web, an extensible leg within said socket member, said leg and socket member comprising tubular telescoping sections, oneof said tubular sections having oppositely extending inclined slots and'the other tubular'sections having a plurality of vertically spaced holes, and a'bolt' passing throughone set of said holes and said slots whereby said leg may be adjusted to any height of 'said body by'positioningthe bolt in aselected hole to give the'major adjustment and by rotating the sections by means of inclined slot to give minor adjustment I In testimony whereof-,I havehereunto set myhand. e EDWARD S. ERICKSQN.

slots and the other tubular sections having a plurality of vertically spaced holes which are spaced apart a distance equal to the longi- 'tudi'nal extent of said slots, and a bolt passing through one set of said holes and said slots, whereby said leg may be adjusted to any 1 height of sink.

3. Ina household sink, an upper member having depending projections, a lower memberhaving' a hole, a tubular socket member in said holerhaving its upper end positioned lar member overlying said lower member, a

leg member withinrsaid tubular socket memher, and means for adjustably securing said leg member in :said socket member.

4. In an article of the class described, first member, a third member in said hole and positioned with respect to said first member by :Sttid projections, and second projections on said third'member' engaging over said second third member against member to hold said said first member. 

